They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Gregory Soto got off to a brutal start after arriving in Baltimore at the trade deadline, but the former Phillie quickly turned into one of Brandon Hyde’s most trusted relievers.
Soto allowed four runs and only recorded one out in his first appearance against the Guardians. He held Cleveland to a pair of hits his next time out before taking another four-run shellacking against the Blue Jays. The two-time All Star had already been deemed expendable by Philadelphia, and he didn’t look like an answer for the injury-riddled O’s.